Schematic Image of the World's Mosques Focused on the Ka'ba

Name: Ka'ba

Date: 630 AD, 683 -

Location: Mecca, Saudi Arabia

Architect: Unkown

Aerial View

Name: Ka'ba

Date: 630 AD, 683 -

Location: Mecca, Saudi Arabia

Architect: Unkown

Exterior View During Pilgrimage

Name: Ka'ba

Date: 630 AD, 683 -

Location: Mecca, Saudi Arabia

Architect: Unkown

Birds Eye Cut-away View

Name: House Church in Dura Europas

Date: 231 AD

Location: Syria

Architect: Unkown

Reconstructed Baptistry

Name: House Church in Dura Europas

Date: 231 AD

Location: Syria

Architect: Unkown

Aerial View

Name: Hagia Sofia

Date: 532 - 537 AD

Location: Istanbul (Constantinople), Turkey

Architect: Isodorus & Anthemius

Section

Name: Hagia Sofia

Date: 532 - 537 AD

Location: Istanbul (Constantinople), Turkey

Architect: Isodorus & Anthemius

Section

Name: Hagia Sofia

Date: 532 - 537 AD

Location: Istanbul (Constantinople), Turkey

Architect: Isodorus & Anthemius

Reconstruction - Birds-Eye Views

Top Image: Original Dome

Bottom Image: New Dome

Name: Hagia Sofia

Date: 532 - 537 AD

Location: Istanbul (Constantinople), Turkey

Architect: Isodorus & Anthemius

Interior

Name: Hagia Sofia

Date: 532 - 537 AD

Location: Istanbul (Constantinople), Turkey

Architect: Isodorus & Anthemius

Interior

Name: Hagia Sofia

Date: 532 - 537 AD

Location: Istanbul (Constantinople), Turkey

Architect: Isodorus & Anthemius

Christ Mosaic

Name: Hagia Sofia

Date: 532 - 537 AD

Location: Istanbul (Constantinople), Turkey

Architect: Isodorus & Anthemius

Aerial View

Name: Forbidden City

Date: 1403 -

Location: Beijing, China

Architect: Unknown

Hierarchical Diagram

Name: Forbidden City

Date: 1403 -

Location: Beijing, China

Architect: Unknown

Hall of Great Harmony

Name: Forbidden City

Date: 1403 -

Location: Beijing, China

Architect: Unknown

Hall of Great Harmony

Name: Forbidden City

Date: 1403 -

Location: Beijing, China

Architect: Unknown

Aerial View - Imperial City and Forbidden City

Name: Forbidden City

Date: 1403 -

Location: Beijing, China

Architect: Unknown

Hall of Supreme Harmony (Taihe Dian)

Name: Forbidden City

Date: 1403 -

Location: Beijing, China

Architect: Unknown

Taihe Dian - Eave Detail

Name: Forbidden City

Date: 1403 -

Location: Beijing, China

Architect: Unknown

Aerial View

Name: San Vitale

Date: 547 AD

Location: Ravenna, Italy

Architect: Unknown

Interior

Name: San Vitale

Date: 547 AD

Location: Ravenna, Italy

Architect: Unknown

Mosaic Detail

Name: San Vitale

Date: 547 AD

Location: Ravenna, Italy

Architect: Unknown

Justinian Mosaic

Name: San Vitale

Date: 547 AD

Location: Ravenna, Italy

Architect: Unknown

Model

Model - Aerial View

Name: Pantheon

Date: 118 - 128 AD

Location: Rome, Italy

Architect: Hadrian (?)

Front Elevation

Name: Pantheon

Date: 118 - 128 AD

Location: Rome, Italy

Architect: Hadrian (?)

Exterior Elevation Detail with Marble Facing and Relieving Arches

Name: Pantheon

Date: 118 - 128 AD

Location: Rome, Italy

Architect: Hadrian (?)

Exterior Elevation - Pediment Detail

Name: Pantheon

Date: 118 - 128 AD

Location: Rome, Italy

Architect: Hadrian (?)

Interior Elevation - Detail of Coffered Dome & Oculus

Name: Pantheon

Date: 118 - 128 AD

Location: Rome, Italy

Architect: Hadrian (?)

Interior Elevation - Detail Coffered Dome

Name: Pantheon

Date: 118 - 128 AD

Location: Rome, Italy

Architect: Hadrian (?)

Section

Name: Pantheon

Date: 118 - 128 AD

Location: Rome, Italy

Architect: Hadrian (?)

Interior Painting by Pannini, circa 1734

Name: Pantheon

Date: 118 - 128 AD

Location: Rome, Italy

Architect: Hadrian (?)

Detail - Chinese Bracket System

Dou-gong Bracket Systen

Location: China 

Section/Axonometric View

Name: Dome of the Rock

Date: 686 - 692 AD

Location: Jerusalem, Israel

Architect: Unknown

Aerial View

Name: Dome of the Rock

Date: 686 - 692 AD

Location: Jerusalem, Israel

Architect: Unknown

Exterior Elevation

Name: Dome of the Rock

Date: 686 - 692 AD

Location: Jerusalem, Israel

Architect: Unknown

Interior View

Name: Dome of the Rock

Date: 686 - 692 AD

Location: Jerusalem, Israel

Architect: Unknown

Aerial View

Name: Great Mosque at Córdoba

Date: 786 - 966 AD

Location: Córdoba, Spain

Architect: Unknown

Portico in the Courtyard of the Oranges

Name: Great Mosque at Córdoba

Date: 786 - 966 AD

Location: Córdoba, Spain

Architect: Unknown

Interior View - Prayer Hall

Name: Great Mosque at Córdoba

Date: 786 - 966 AD

Location: Córdoba, Spain

Architect: Unknown

Al-Hakam's Chapel

Name: Great Mosque at Córdoba

Date: 786 - 966 AD

Location: Córdoba, Spain

Architect: Unknown

Reconstruction - Birds-eye View

Name: Old St. Peter's Basilica

Date: 323 - 326 AD

Location: Rome, Italy

Architect: Unknown

Interior View - Before Demolition

Name: Old St. Peter's Basilica

Date: 323 - 326 AD

Location: Rome, Italy

Architect: Unknown

Exterior View

Name: Muktesvara Temple

Date: 950 - 1000 AD

Location: Bhubaneshwar, India

Architect: Unknown

Interior View with Sacred Pool

Name: Muktesvara Temple

Date: 950 - 1000 AD

Location: Bhubaneshwar, India

Architect: Unknown

Detail of Stone Tower (Sikhara)

Name: Muktesvara Temple

Date: 950 - 1000 AD

Location: Bhubaneshwar, India

Architect: Unknown

Plan of Temple Complex

Name: Minakshi Temple Complex

Date: 1623 - 1659 AD

Location: Madurai, India

Architect: Unknown

Section - South Gate Tower (Gopuram)

Name: Minakshi Temple Complex

Date: 1623 - 1659 AD

Location: Madurai, India

Architect: Unknown

View of Gopuram

Name: Minakshi Temple Complex

Date: 1623 - 1659 AD

Location: Madurai, India

Architect: Unknown

View of Gopuram

Name: Minakshi Temple Complex

Date: 1623 - 1659 AD

Location: Madurai, India

Architect: Unknown

Aerial View

Name: Minakshi Temple Complex

Date: 1623 - 1659 AD

Location: Madurai, India

Architect: Unknown

Reconstruction - Plan & Sections Showing Structural Systems

Name: Colosseum

Date: 75 - 80 AD

Location: Rome, Italy

Architect: Unknown

Cut-Away Reconstruction View

Name: Colosseum

Date: 75 - 80 AD

Location: Rome, Italy

Architect: Unknown

Exterior Elevation

Name: Colosseum

Date: 75 - 80 AD

Location: Rome, Italy

Architect: Unknown

Interior Elevation

Name: Colosseum

Date: 75 - 80 AD

Location: Rome, Italy

Architect: Unknown

Plan and Interior Elevation

Name: Baths of Caracalla

Date: 212 - 216 AD

Location: Rome, Italy

Architect: Unknown

Model - Aerial View

Name: Baths of Caracalla

Date: 212 - 216 AD

Location: Rome, Italy

Architect: Unknown

Ruins

Name: Baths of Caracalla

Date: 212 - 216 AD

Location: Rome, Italy

Architect: Unknown

Ruins of the Great Central Hall

Name: Baths of Caracalla

Date: 212 - 216 AD

Location: Rome, Italy

Architect: Unknown

Ruins

Name: Baths of Caracalla

Date: 212 - 216 AD

Location: Rome, Italy

Architect: Unknown

Mosiac Floor

Name: Baths of Caracalla

Date: 212 - 216 AD

Location: Rome, Italy

Architect: Unknown

Reconstruction - Birds-Eye View of Greater Angkor

Name: Angkor Wat

Date: 1113 - 1150 AD

Location: Cambodia

Architect: Unknown

Plan

Name: Angkor Wat

Date: 1113 - 1150 AD

Location: Cambodia

Architect: Unknown

Reconstruction - Birds-Eye View of Sacred Precinct

Name: Angkor Wat

Date: 1113 - 1150 AD

Location: Cambodia

Architect: Unknown

Exterior Elevation - Reflection in Moat (Baray)

Name: Angkor Wat

Date: 1113 - 1150 AD

Location: Cambodia

Architect: Unknown

Aerial View

Name: Angkor Wat

Date: 1113 - 1150 AD

Location: Cambodia

Architect: Unknown

Exterior Elevation - Central Temple

Name: Angkor Wat

Date: 1113 - 1150 AD

Location: Cambodia

Architect: Unknown

Plan of the Surviving Parts of the Palace

Name: Alhambra

Date: 13th - 14th Century AD

Location: Granada, Spain

Architect: Unknown

View from the City of Granada

Name: Alhambra

Date: 13th - 14th Century AD

Location: Granada, Spain

Architect: Unknown

Interior View - Carved Stucco Hall

Name: Alhambra

Date: 13th - 14th Century AD

Location: Granada, Spain

Architect: Unknown

Interior View - Muquarna Vault in the Hall of the Abecerrajes in the Court of the Lions

Name: Alhambra

Date: 13th - 14th Century AD

Location: Granada, Spain

Architect: Unknown

Interior View - Muquarna Vault in the Hall of the Two Sisters in the Court of the Lions

Name: Alhambra

Date: 13th - 14th Century AD

Location: Granada, Spain

Architect: Unknown

Court of the Myrtles - Comares Tower

Name: Alhambra

Date: 13th - 14th Century AD

Location: Granada, Spain

Architect: Unknown

Court of the Myrtles - Fountain

Name: Alhambra

Date: 13th - 14th Century AD

Location: Granada, Spain

Architect: Unknown

Court of the Lions

Name: Alhambra

Date: 13th - 14th Century AD

Location: Granada, Spain

Architect: Unknown

Stucco and Tile Work in the Hall of the Ambassadors

Name: Alhambra

Date: 13th - 14th Century AD

Location: Granada, Spain

Architect: Unknown

Site Plan

Name: Baghdad

Date: 762 - 767 AD

Location: Baghdad, Iraq

Architect: Caliph al-Mansur

Plan

Name: Borobudur

Date: 774 - 840 AD

Location: Java, Indonesia

Architect: Unknown

Birds-Eye and Section Views

Name: Borobudur

Date: 774 - 840 AD

Location: Java, Indonesia

Architect: Unknown

Corridor in the "World of Form"

Name: Borobudur

Date: 774 - 840 AD

Location: Java, Indonesia

Architect: Unknown

View into the "World of Formlessness"

Name: Borobudur

Date: 774 - 840 AD

Location: Java, Indonesia

Architect: Unknown

Detail - "World of Formlessness"

Name: Borobudur

Date: 774 - 840 AD

Location: Java, Indonesia

Architect: Unknown

"World of Desire" Carving - Evil Deeds & Rewards in Hell

Name: Borobudur

Date: 774 - 840 AD

Location: Java, Indonesia

Architect: Unknown

Reconstruction: Great Stupa and surrounding buildings, Birds-Eye view in 2nd Century AD

Name: Great Stupa

Date: 3rd Century BC - 1st Century AD

Location: Sanchi, India

Architect: Unknown

Elevation - East Torana Gate

Name: Great Stupa

Date: 3rd Century BC - 1st Century AD

Location: Sanchi, India

Architect: Unknown

Elevation - Chaitya Hall in Foreground

Name: Great Stupa

Date: 3rd Century BC - 1st Century AD

Location: Sanchi, India

Architect: Unknown

Section

Name: Shijia Wooden Pagoda of Yingxian (Fugong Si Pagoda)

Date: circa 1056 AD

Location: Yingxian, China

Architect: Unknown

Exterior Elevation

Name: Shijia Wooden Pagoda of Yingxian (Fugong Si Pagoda)

Date: circa 1056 AD

Location: Yingxian, China

Architect: Unknown

Interior Elevation Showing Buddha

Name: Shijia Wooden Pagoda of Yingxian (Fugong Si Pagoda)

Date: circa 1056 AD

Location: Yingxian, China

Architect: Unknown

Plan of Inner Sanctuary

Name: Shinto Shrine Complex

Date: 3rd - 6th Century AD to Present

Location: Ise, Japan

Architect: Unknown

Aerial View - Inner Shrine before Consecration of New Temple

Name: Shinto Shrine Complex

Date: 3rd - 6th Century AD to Present

Location: Ise, Japan

Architect: Unknown

Aerial View - Inner Shrine

Name: Shinto Shrine Complex

Date: 3rd - 6th Century AD to Present

Location: Ise, Japan

Architect: Unknown

Inner Shrine - Torii Gate Over the River

Name: Shinto Shrine Complex

Date: 3rd - 6th Century AD to Present

Location: Ise, Japan

Architect: Unknown

Exterior View of the Shoden (Main Deity Shrine)

Name: Shinto Shrine Complex

Date: 3rd - 6th Century AD to Present

Location: Ise, Japan

Architect: Unknown

Exterior View of the Shoden (Main Deity Shrine)

Name: Shinto Shrine Complex

Date: 3rd - 6th Century AD to Present

Location: Ise, Japan

Architect: Unknown

Exterior Elevation

Name: S. Stefano Rotondo

Date: 468 - 483 AD

Location: Rome, Italy

Architect: Unknown

Interior View

Name: S. Stefano Rotondo

Date: 468 - 483 AD

Location: Rome, Italy

Architect: Unknown

Aerial View

Name: Timgad

Date: 100 - 117 AD

Location: Algeria

Architect: Unknown

Triumphal Arch

Name: Timgad

Date: 100 - 117 AD

Location: Algeria

Architect: Unknown

Detail of Model

Name: Forum and Markets of Trajan

Date: 107 - 112 AD

Location: Rome, Italy

Architect: Apollodorus of Damascus

Reconstruction - Forum Courtyard

Name: Forum and Markets of Trajan

Date: 107 - 112 AD

Location: Rome, Italy

Architect: Apollodorus of Damascus

Markets - Section View

Name: Forum and Markets of Trajan

Date: 107 - 112 AD

Location: Rome, Italy

Architect: Apollodorus of Damascus

Reconstruction - Library, Interior View

Name: Forum and Markets of Trajan

Date: 107 - 112 AD

Location: Rome, Italy

Architect: Apollodorus of Damascus

Column of Trajan

Name: Forum and Markets of Trajan

Date: 107 - 112 AD

Location: Rome, Italy

Architect: Apollodorus of Damascus

Plan

Name: House of the Vettii

Date: Older house, remodeled circa 63 AD

Location: Pompeii, Italy

Architect: Unknown

Reconstruction - Axonometric View

Name: House of the Vettii

Date: Older house, remodeled circa 63 AD

Location: Pompeii, Italy

Architect: Unknown

Interior Elevation

Name: House of the Vettii

Date: Older house, remodeled circa 63 AD

Location: Pompeii, Italy

Architect: Unknown

Interior Elevation - Atrium

Name: House of the Vettii

Date: Older house, remodeled circa 63 AD

Location: Pompeii, Italy

Architect: Unknown

Typical Street

Name: House of the Vettii

Date: Older house, remodeled circa 63 AD

Location: Pompeii, Italy

Architect: Unknown

Interior Elevation - Peristyle Garden

Name: House of the Vettii

Date: Older house, remodeled circa 63 AD

Location: Pompeii, Italy

Architect: Unknown

Reconstruction - Elevation

Name: Temple of Apollo

Date: 300 BC - 

Location: Didyma, Turkey

Architect: Paeonius & Daphnis

Reconstruction - Cut-Away View

Name: Temple of Apollo

Date: 300 BC - 

Location: Didyma, Turkey

Architect: Paeonius & Daphnis

Corridor of the Inner Sanctuary

Name: Temple of Apollo

Date: 300 BC - 

Location: Didyma, Turkey

Architect: Paeonius & Daphnis

Inner Sanctuary

Name: Temple of Apollo

Date: 300 BC - 

Location: Didyma, Turkey

Architect: Paeonius & Daphnis